ABSTRACT

This book offers an up-to-date portrait of the realities of social class and its consequences in the United States today, focusing on the increasing inequality gap; the shrinking middle class; the myth and realities of social mobility; the consequences of class for work, health care, education, the justice system, war, and the environment; and progressive solutions for reducing inequality and improving human life.

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

part |2 pages

Part I: Dimensions of Social Stratification

chapter 1|34 pages

Social Class in America

chapter 2|24 pages

The Inequality Gap

chapter 3|14 pages

The Disappearing Middle

chapter 4|10 pages

Social Mobility

part |2 pages

Part II: The Consequences of Class

chapter 5|10 pages

Work

chapter 6|14 pages

Health Care

chapter 7|22 pages

Education

chapter 8|18 pages

Justice and Injustice

chapter 9|14 pages

Natural Disasters

chapter 10|8 pages

Unequal Sacrifi ce in War

chapter 11|16 pages

Environmental Classism

part |2 pages

Part III: Reducing Inequality